Men Often Misread Women’s Sexual Cues: Study

Men often have difficulty accurately reading a woman’s level of interest in them, a new study finds.

In what should come as no surprise to any woman who’s spent time in the dating world, a certain type of guy tends to think all women want him, while other guys just can’t seem to pick up on the cues.

The study included 96 male and 103 female U.S. college undergraduates who took part in a “speed-meeting” exercise that involved talking for three minutes to each of five members of the opposite sex.

Before the exercise, the participants rated their own attractiveness and were assessed for their desire for a short-term sexual encounter. After each conversation, the participants rated the other person on a number of measures, including physical attractiveness and their perceived sexual interest.